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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXIII.
Vessels and P remises D isinfected from 1st J anuary to 31st D ecember, 1925.
| Month. | Malaria. | Whooping Cough. | Sore Throat. | Chickenpox. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Tubercular Laryngitis. | Dysentery. | German Measles. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Scarlet Fever. | Cholera. | Pneumonia. | Mumps. | Cerebro-Spinal-Meningitis. | Tubercular Meningitis. | Furningation for Rats, etc. | Rate Precautions. Vessels kept under observation. U.S.A. requirments. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | l | 1 | 1 | l | l | l | 3 | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| February | l | — | - | l | l | 2 | 1 | l | 1 | 1 | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| March | l | - | - | — | i | 2 | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | i | l | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | 23 |
| April | i | - | - | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | — | 2 | — | 1* | l | l | - | - | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| May | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | - | - | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | - | - | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| June | — | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 91 | 18 |
| July | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| August | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | l | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| September | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | - | l | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 1 | 22 |
| October | - | - | - | 1 | l | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| November | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| December | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 6 | 26 |
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 3 | l | 3 | l | 1 | 1 | 110 | 48 | 247 |
*Suspected Cholera.
TABLE XXIV.
Number of Disinfections of Effects , Bedding, &c., from 1st January to 31st December , 1925.
| Month. | Reason for Disinfection. | Hospital Bedding, &c. | Total. | No. of times disinfector was used. | Fumigated in cabin of Vessel. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Dysentery. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | German Measles. | Chickenpox. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Malaria. | Influenza. | Mumps. | |||||
| January | - | - | l | 2 | - | - | l | - | - | - | - | l | 5 | 6 | - |
| February | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| March | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | l | l | - | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| April | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | l | - | - | - | 1 | l | 7 | 6 | - |
| May | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | l | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| June | - | — | 2 | - | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | - | l | 4 | 2 | - |
| July | - | — | — | - | — | - | l | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| August | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| September | 1 | — | — | - | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| October | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| November | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | - | l | - | - | - | - | l | 4 | 2 | - |
| December | - | — | — | - | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 8 |